Used for transporting sound audio signals from inputs to outputs. Inputs and Outputs The number of inputs and outputs varies dramatically. The way routers are described is normally number of inputs by number of outputs e.g. 2x1, 256x256. Signals The type of signals transported switched can be Analog signal analogue Analog audio signals or Digital . Digital audio usually is in the AES EBU standard for broadcast use. Broadband routers can route more than one signal type eg analogue or more than one type of digital. Crosspoints Because any of the inputs can be routed to any output, the internal arrangement of the router is arranged as a number of crosspoints which can be activated to pass the corresponding signal to the desired output. Some Manufacturers of audio routers http www.datavideo.us Datavideo Harris Corporation AEQ FOR A Klotz Digital NVISION Panasonic Philips Snell & Wilcox Sony Thomson SA Thomson Grass Valley company Grass Valley http www.utahscientific.com Utah Scientific http www.matrix switch.tv Matrix Switch Corporation See also Video router Vision mixer Category Television technology Category Television terminology technology stub ... more details
Fuzzball routers were the first modern router computing router s on the Internet . ref cite book author Carl Malamud title Exploring the Internet a technical travelogue publisher Prentice Hall isbn 0132968983 year 1992 pages 88 url http books.google.com books?id YDnbAAAAMAAJ&pg PA88 ref They were Digital Equipment Corporation DEC LSI 11 computers loaded with the Fuzzball software written by David L. Mills of the University of Delaware . ref http nsf.gov about history nsf0050 internet fuzzball.htm Fuzzball The Innovative Router ref ref name thefuzz http www.eecis.udel.edu mills database papers fuzz.pdf Mills, D.L. The Fuzzball. Proc. ACM SIGCOMM 88 Symposium Palo Alto CA, August 1988 , 115 122. ref The name Fuzzball was the colloquialism for Mills routing software. Six Fuzzball routers provided the routing backbone of the first 56 kbit s NSFnet , ref http www.eecis.udel.edu mills database papers bone.pdf Mills, D.L., and H. W. Braun. The NSFNET Backbone Network. Proc. ACM SIGCOMM 87 Symposium Stoweflake VT, August 1987 , 191 196 ref ref Presentation at the NSFNET Legacy event, 2007. http www.nsfnet legacy.org archives 02 Beginnings.pdf Particularly page 38 48. The NSFnet Phase I Backbone and The Fuzzball Router David L. Mills. 29 November 2007. ref allowing the testing of many of the Internet s first protocols. ref http www.eecis.udel.edu mills gallery gallery10.html Fuzzball A page by David L. Mills , including links to some of his papers on the Fuzzball. ref It allowed the development of the first TCP IP routing protocols, ref cite book url http books.google.com books?id Pm4RgYV2w4YC&pg PA679 title The TCP IP guide a comprehensive, illustrated Internet protocols reference author Charles M. Kozierok isbn 159327047X year 2005 publisher No Starch Press pages 679 681 ref and the Network Time Protocol . ref cite url http www.crcnetbase.com doi abs 10.1201 b10282 20 title Technical History of NTP ref They were the first routers to implement key refinements to TCP IP like ... more details
Core Router may refer to A core router on the Internet backbone. A Router computing core router that is internal to the provider s AS disambig ... more details
A Stub router , One armed router or router on a stick is a router computing router that routes traffic between virtual local area networks Virtual LAN VLANs . It has only a single Ethernet Network Interface Controller NIC that is part of two or more Virtual LANs, enabling them to be joined. A VLAN allows multiple virtual Local Area Network LANs to coexist on the same physical Local Area Network LAN . This means that two machines attached to the same switch cannot send Ethernet frames to each other even though they pass over the same wires. If they need to communicate, then a router computing router must be placed between the two VLANs to forward packets, just as if the two Local Area Network LANs were physically isolated. The only difference is that the router in question may contain only a single Ethernet NIC that is part of both VLANs. Hence, one armed . See also Virtual LAN External references http searchnetworking.techtarget.com sDefinition 0,,sid7 gci525892,00.html one armed router Compu network stub Category Computer networking Category Numeric epithets ... more details
ICMP Internet Router Discovery Protocol IRDP uses Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP Router computing router advertisements and router solicitation messages to allow a host to discover the addresses of operational routers on the subnetwork subnet . It basically consists of 2 Message Types see Internet Control Message Protocol List of permitted control messages incomplete list this list used for discovering local routers. The message type 9 is sent periodically or on request using a message of type 10 to the local subnet from the local router s to propagate themselves. On boot, the client may send a ICMP Message of type 10 to ask for local routers. When a client receives a message type 9, they add the router to their local routing table. See also ICMPv6 DHCP External links RFC 1256 ICMP Router Discovery Messages Category Routing protocols compu network stub cs IRDP pl ICMP Router Discovery Protocol ru IRDP ... more details
A label edge router LER , also known as edge LSR is a Router computing router that operates at the edge of an Multiprotocol Label Switching network. When forwarding Internet Protocol IP datagram s into the MPLS domain, it uses routing information to determine appropriate labels to be affixed, labels the packet accordingly, and then forwards the labelled packets into the MPLS domain. Likewise, upon receiving a labelled packet which is destined to exit the MPLS domain, the LER strips off the label and forwards the resulting IP packet using normal IP forwarding rules. See also Label switch router Compu network stub DEFAULTSORT Label Edge Router Category MPLS networking de Label Edge Router ... more details
A label switch router LSR sometimes called transit router , is a type of a Router computing router located in the middle of a Multiprotocol Label Switching MPLS network. It is responsible for switching the labels used to route packet information technology packet s. When an LSR receives a packet, it uses the label included in the packet header as an index to determine the next hop on the Label Switched Path LSP and a corresponding label for the packet from a look up table . The old label is then removed from the header and replaced with the new label before the packet is routed forward. See also Label edge router References Zheng Wang 2001 , Internet QoS Architectures and Mechanisms for Quality of Service , Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, ISBN 1 55860 608 4 Category MPLS networking compu network stub de Label Switch Router ... more details
The Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol VRRP is a computer networking protocol that provides for automatic ... of multiple routers, i.e. master and backup router computing router s, acting as a group. The default gateway of a participating host is assigned to the virtual router instead of a physical router. If the physical router that is routing packets on behalf of the virtual router fails, another physical router is selected to automatically replace it. The physical router that is forwarding packets at any given time is called the master router. VRRP provides information on the state of a router, not the routes processed and exchanged by that router. Each VRRP instance is limited, in scope, to a single ... IETF source ref Implementation A virtual router must use 00 00 5E 00 01 XX as its Media Access Control MAC address. The last byte of the address XX is the Virtual Router IDentifier VRID , which is different for each virtual router in the network. This address is used by only one physical router at a time, and it will reply with this MAC address when an ARP request is sent for the virtual router s IP address. Physical routers within the virtual router must communicate within themselves using packets ... of between 1 255 and the router with the highest priority will become the master. When a planned withdrawal of a master router is to take place, its priority can be lowered which means a backup router will pre empt the master router status rather than having to wait for the hold time to expire ... packet from the master router for a period longer than three times the advertisement timer causes the backup routers to assume that the master router is dead. The virtual router then transitions into an unsteady state and an election process is initiated to select the next master router from the backup routers. This is fulfilled through the use of multicast packets. Backup router s are only supposed ... router is configured with a higher priority than the current master, which means that on connection ... more details
A router table is a stationary woodworking machine in which a vertically oriented Spindle tool spindle of a woodworking Router woodworking router protrudes from the machine table and can be spun at speeds typically between 3000 and 24,000 rpm. Cutter heads router bits may be mounted in the spindle chuck. As the workpiece is fed into the machine, the cutters mold a profile into it. The machine normally features a vertical fence , against which the workpiece is guided to control the horizontal depth of cut. Varieties Router tables exist in three varieties floor standing machines accessories bolted into table saw s small Workbench woodworking bench top machines Use Router tables are used in one of three ways. In all cases, an accessory is used to direct the workpiece. A fence is used, with the router bit partially emerging from the fence. The workpiece is then moved against the fence, and the exposed portion of the router bit removes material from the workpiece. No fence is used. A template is affixed to the workpiece, and a router bit with a ball bearing guide is used. The ball bearing guide bears against the template, and the router bit removes material from the workpiece so as to make the workpiece the same shape as the template. A pin router accessory is used. A pin router accessory is an over arm that rises from one edge or corner of the router table, arcs over the table, and descends directly coaxially towards the spindle of the router. The end of the arm has a guide pin. A template with an interior recess on the top face removed is affixed to the workpiece, and the guide pin is lowered into this recess. The template is then moved against the pin, carrying the workpiece against the spinning router bit. History Router tables evolved as shop improvised tools. Individual ... router tables were created to stand in for. See also Router woodworking Table mounted router Woodworking Category Woodworking machines Router Table Types of tools ... more details
class infobox style width 25em font size 95 colspan 2 bgcolor 0E48AF align center colspan 2 style font size larger font color white VPN Routers font align center colspan 2 Image VPN Routers.JPG 300px center VPN Routers colspan 2 bgcolor 0E48AF font color white VPN Router 5000 font style vertical align top Rack Space 3 Rack Unit Height 5.25 in. 13.3 cm Width 17.25 in. 43.8 cm Depth 23.0 in. 58.4 cm Weight 43 lb 19.5 kg Rack mountable Yes, 19 inch standard rack Avaya VPN Router or VPN Router is a device in computer networking made by Nortel now Avaya formally called the Contivity VPN Router. The Virtual private network VPN Router is capable of providing security and connectivity at several levels. The systems can be deployed to provide dedicated encrypted VPN gateways, stateful firewall protection, or perform as IP access routers connection. VPN Router Scaling VPN Router 200 5 concurrent tunnels for remote office connections VPN Router 600 50 concurrent tunnels VPN Router 1000 30 concurrent Tunnels VPN Router 1750 500 concurrent tunnels VPN Router 2700 2000 concurrent tunnels VPN Router 5000 5000 concurrent tunnels See also Avaya Nortel References reflist External links Avaya Category Avaya Category Nortel products V Category Computer network security Category Nortel Compu network stub ... more details
Context date October 2009 Multicast router discovery MRD is an Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP based protocol used for to discover multicast routers on an IP network . Multicast router discovery is defined by RFC 4286. Compu network stub Category Computer networking ... more details
Infobox OS name BSD Router Project logo File BSD Router Project logo.png 128px screenshot caption developer Olivier Cochard Labb family BSD source model Free software latest release version 1.1 latest release date release date 2012 02 17 latest preview version latest preview date kernel type Monolithic kernel license BSD License working state Current website http bsdrp.net BSD Router Project BSDRP is an Open source software open source Router computing router distribution based on FreeBSD that includes Quagga software Quagga and Bird Internet routing daemon Bird . It provides disk images which can be installed on flash memory Compact Flash cards, USB key s and hard disk s. BSDRP targets small ISP datacenter usage and configuration is done from CLI only no WebGUI . Features Some features of BSDRP are ref cite web url http bsdrp.net features title BSDRP features list ref Routing Protocols Routing Information Protocol RIP , OSPF , BGP Multicast Routing DVMRP , Protocol Independent Multicast PIM Redundancy Common Address Redundancy Protocol CARP and VRRP Virtual Private Network s using L2TP or PPTP Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE server and client Traffic shaping VLAN 802.1q Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server and relay Netflow probe Articles about BSDRP http www.windowsnetworking.com articles tutorials Specialized Router Operating Software.html Specialized Router Operating Software See also Portal Free software List of router or firewall distributions m0n0wall pfSense References references External links http bsdrp.net BSD Router Project home page Routing software FreeBSD Category BSD software Category FreeBSD Category Free routing software Category Gateway routing firewall distribution Category Routers computing Category 2011 software ... more details
system of a machine acting as a Router computing router and or Firewall computing firewall . class ... homeuse ref Paid Registration and hardware version for business use Router Firewall & UTM. BSD Router Project Active FreeBSD derivative Free Router distribution that uses Quagga software Quagga and Bird ... possibilities of a Linux based streamlined router firewall system. Recent distributions ... Router,Firewall, UTM, VPN SSL, antivirus, antispam, etc... ClearOS Active Redhat derivative Free or Paid Registration Router firewall for SMBs with network, gateway and server modules accessed ... of the OS. Devil Linux Active Linux distribution Free firewall router server distribution running .... Router Firewall, Gateway Anti Spam & Anti Virus for Web, FTP and Email, OpenVPN, IPsec, Hotspot ... Linux Active Linux distribution Free & Paid A Router firewall & web , email and database server distribution. Fli4l Active Linux Free a single floppy ISDN, DSL, and Ethernet Router. floppyfw Active Linux distribution Free floppyfw is a router with the advanced firewall capabilities in Linux that fits ... Free Router distribution. Gibraltar Linux distribution Gibraltar Active Linux distribution Free for PC boot from cdrom is necessary or hardware version Router firewall distribution. Global Technology .... IPCop Active Linux distribution Free Router firewall distribution. IPFire Active Linux distribution Free Router firewall distribution. ISA Server Appliance Edition http www.microsoft.com Forefront ... Router firewall Cache LEAF Project Active Linux distribution Free L inux E mbedded A ppliance F ramework a customizable embedded Linux network appliance used as an Internet gateway, router, firewall, and wireless access point. Linux Router Project Inactive ? ? Router distribution Defunct as of 2003 ... Free Small Web administrative router firewall VPN ipsec pptp only no openVPN distribution. OpenWrt ... tailored for use as a firewall, router, DHCP Server, Gateway, OpenVPN, IPsec, Proxy and Anti ... more details
Wikify date April 2010 Orphan date November 2006 In MPLS , a label with the value of 1 represents the Router Alert Label . This label value is legal anywhere in the label stack except at the bottom. When a received packet contains this label value at the top of the label stack, it is delivered to a local software module for processing. The actual forwarding of the packet is determined by the label beneath it in the stack. However, if the packet is forwarded further, the Router Alert Label should be pushed back onto the label stack before forwarding. The use of this label is analogous to the use of the Router Alert Option in IP packets. Since this label cannot occur at the bottom of the stack, it is not associated with a particular network layer protocol. External links http www.cisco.com warp public 105 mpls faq 4649.shtml http www.zvon.org tmRFC RFC3032 Output index.html MPLS Label Stack Encoding RFC http www.zvon.org tmRFC RFC2113 Output index.html IP Router Alert Option RFC Category MPLS networking Category Internet standards Category Network protocols Category Tunneling protocols ... more details
Hot Standby Router Protocol HSRP is a Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco proprietary protocol proprietary redundancy ... enabled routers, defining priority between the routers. The primary router with the highest configured priority will act as a virtual router with a pre defined gateway IP address and will respond to the ARP ... ID in hexidecimal hex . If the primary router should fail, the router with the next highest .... HSRP has the ability to trigger a failover if one or more interfaces on the router go down. This can ... link of the primary router goes down, the backup router would take over the primary functionality and thus retain connectivity to the head end. Examples Load Sharing Router 1 track 1 interface Serial0 ... Enables the router with the highest priority to immediately become the active router standby 1 track ... Route standby 2 preempt Enables the router with the highest priority to immediately become the active router standby 2 track 1 WAN SUBINTERFACE Router bgp ASN network 10.10.10.0 mask 255.255.255.0 ... out the WAN through BGP Router 2 track 1 interface Serial0 0 0.1 ip routing Points at the interface ... IP standby 1 ip 10.10.10.25 Virtual IP 1 standby 1 priority 100 Lower Priority Backup Router standby 1 preempt Enables the router with the highest priority to immediately become the active router ... Priority standby 2 priority 105 The Higher the The Higher the Priority standby 2 preempt Enables the router with the highest priority to immediately become the active router standby 2 track 1 WAN SUBINTERFACE Router bgp ASN network 10.10.10.0 mask 255.255.255.0 Broadcasts Gateway1 out the WAN through ... Router 1 track 1 interface Serial0 0 0.1 ip routing Points at the interface that needs to be Prioritized ... standby 1 ip Gateway Virtual IP standby 1 priority 105 Higher Priority Primary Router standby 1 preempt Enables the router with the highest priority to immediately become the active router standby 1 track 1 WAN SUBINTERFACE Router bgp ASN network Gateway mask 255.255.255.0 Broadcasts Gateway out ... more details
63 has begun to supplant the ISO 30 as the rapid change standard in recent years. A wood router is controlled ... tables all while being controlled by the same interface. Dust collection The wood router typically has ... Suction systems File CNC Router.png thumb right A typical CNC wood router with suction holes visible The wood router typically holds wood with suction through the table or pods that raise ... more details
Infobox software name SIP Express Router SER screenshot developer http www.iptelorg.com iptelorg latest release version SER 2.0 Release Candidate 1 Ottendorf latest release date May 12, 2007 operating system Linux , BSD, Solaris genre SIP Server license GNU General Public License GPL website http www.iptel.org ser SER Homepage SIP Express Router SER is a Session Initiation Protocol SIP server licensed under the GNU General Public License . It can be configured to act as SIP registrar, proxy or redirect server. SER features presence support, RADIUS syslog accounting and authorization, XML RPC based remote control and others. Web based user provisioning, serweb, is available. SER s performance allows it to deal with operational burdens, such as broken network components, attacks, power up reboots and a rapidly growing user population. SER can be configured for many scenarios including small office use, enterprise Private branch exchange PBX replacements and carrier services. History SER was initially developed by Fraunhofer Society Fraunhofer ref http www.fokus.fhg.de FOKUS ref in 2001. Part of the Fokus team then moved, with the SER copyrights, to the newly created company iptel.org ref http www.iptel.org iptelorg GmbH ref in 2004. Two of the five SER core developers and one main contributor started a new free software free and open source software open source software project named OpenSER . Additional free and open source code was contributed by independent third parties. SER ... session router and CSCF. In 2008, OpenSER was renamed Kamailio to avoid conflict with similar ... to team up in the future with the SER developers to create the sip router project. ref http www.sip router.org sip router ref References Reflist External links Portal Free software http www.iptel.org ... Sip Express Router Category VoIP software Category Free VoIP software Category Article Feedback 5 ca Sip Express Router de SIP Express Router es Sip Express Router ... more details
Infobox OS logo screenshot File Gargoyle Router Firmware quotas.png thumb caption Quotas configuration screen developer http www.gargoyle router.com about.php Eric Bishop and Gargoyle developers family Unix like working state Current source model Free and open source software released Start date df yes 2008 07 14 latest release version Gargoyle 1.4.6 latest release date release date 2012 02 03 latest preview version Gargoyle 1.5.3 latest preview date release date 2012 02 03 frequently updated yes language English supported platforms Tested on 3 different platforms all using the MIPS architecture MIPS CPU architecture ref name compat http www.gargoyle router.com wiki doku.php?id supported routers tested routers ref Potentially compatible with more as OpenWrt but requires 4MB of Flash and 16MB of RAM ref name compat kernel type Monolithic kernel Monolithic Linux kernel Linux userland GNU Core Utilities GNU ui Command line interface CLI , WebUI license Free software , mainly the GNU GPL , and other licenses website URL www.gargoyle router.com Gargoyle is a free OpenWrt based Linux distribution ... Online News Gargoyle Web Interface for Router Configuration title Gargoyle Web Interface for Router ... address. ref cite web url http eduboris.blogspot.com 2009 08 gargoyle router for bandwidth limiting.html title EduBoris Gargoyle router for bandwidth limiting cap linksys wrt54g date August 9, 2009 Updated ... 2011 08 11 gargoyle router a not so ugly solution to bandwidth monitoring and quotas mini review title Gargoyle Router A Not So Ugly Solution to Bandwidth Monitoring and Quotas Mini Review last Lim ... ref name techspot cite web url http www.techspot.com guides 416 wireless router custom firmware alternative title Custom Firmware Alternatives For Your Wireless Router last Vilches first Jose date 29 ... name References references External links Official website www.gargoyle router.com http router firmware test.gamma.nu Gargoyle Online Gargoyle router simulator Note that saving is disabled Category ... more details
Linksys WRV54G is a Linux based router that supports 50 VPN tunnels and 5 simultaneous clients. It supports Wireless G connectivity and 4 port 10 100 Ethernet hub. Unlike the Linksys WRT54G WRT54G series , the WRV54 uses an Intel IXP425 processor, which supports hardware based encryption, but is costlier. ref http www.extensionmedia.com embeddedlinux article.php?article 5 ref WRV54G is the first Linksys router that supports the proprietary Linksys program QuickVPN, which simplifies VPN setup. ref http www.eweek.com c a Web Services Web 20 and SOA Pings Packets from eWEEK Labs 5B20 5D ref ref http www.linksys.com servlet Satellite?c L Promotion C2&childpagename US 2FLayout&cid 1149821945555&pagename Linksys 2FCommon 2FVisitorWrapper&lid 4555567676B04 ref Although it was released in 2004, WRV54G is not yet fully supported by OpenWrt firmware. ref https dev.openwrt.org ticket 684 ref References cite web url http reviews.cnet.com routers linksys wrv54g wireless vpn 4505 3319 7 30587433.html title Linksys WRV54G Wireless VPN Router publisher CNet reviews first Stephanie last Bruzzese date 2004 10 13 coauthors Allen Fear cite web url http www.linuxjournal.com article 7941 title Product Review Linksys WRV54G date December 8th, 2004 first Michael last Boerner publisher Linux Journal references Category Hardware routers Category Linux based devices Category Wireless networking hardware hardware stub ... more details
products 01 secure router collateral tolly sr4134 vs cisr3845.pdf title WAN Performance Analysis and TCO Evaluation for Branch Router Deployments publisher Tolly Enterprises, LLC date March 2009 accessdate ... and connected across the wide area network to another router or secure router at a regional, branch ... two Power over Ethernet power over ethernet ports, the secure router 4134 can also support up ... assets brochures dn5012.pdf title Avaya Secure Router 4134 A unified communications integrated branch ... network translation for the UNIStim protocol . Security The Avaya secure router 4134 has fully ... title Avaya Secure Router 4134 A unified communications integrated branch solution publisher ... Secure Router 4134 vs. Cisco ISR 3845 WAN Performance Analysis and TCO Evaluation for Branch Router ... 11, 2010 url accessdate Cite journal title Nortel Secure Router 4134 vs. Cisco ISR 3845 WAN Performance Analysis and TCO Evaluation for Branch Router Deployments 209104 author Tolly Group Engineers publisher ... usa product secure router 4000 series Secure Router 4134 Series Retrieved 22 July 2011 Avaya ... more details
Linksys WRTP54G is a Wi Fi capable Router computing router with VOIP capability from Linksys . Launched in 2005, it is similar in function to the popular WRT54G , the device is capable of sharing Internet connections amongst several computers via IEEE 802.3 802.3 Ethernet and IEEE 802.11 802.11g 802.11b g wireless data links, but it also has two Plain old telephone service POTS ports for VOIP telephony. VOIP service providers The router was being sold pre configured for providers Vonage ref http news.cnet.com 2100 7351 3 5743328.html Vonage, Cisco team up in Wi Fi giveaway CNET News Bot generated title ref and EarthLink , ref http www.crn.com news channel programs 190400061 d h makes call to vonage earthlink for voip services.htm ref but was also available without any pre configured service. In the latter case one needed to configure the VOIP settings oneself. It sold for about 130 on launch, with a Vonage monthly plan of 500 VOIP hours priced at 15, after a 45 service charge. A PC World magazine PC World staff blog post in 2005 warned the reader not to be mislead to think that the initial, and the only advertised price, was the total cost of ownership. ref http blogs.pcworld.com staffblog archives 000721.html Today PC World VoIP and Router Rebate Fest Bot generated title ref Phreaking potential An Associated Press story from August 2006 reported that Arias Hung, a security professional with Media Access Guard in Seattle , showed how to change the MAC address of a device registered for Vonage service that could intercept calls made to a legitimate Vonage user and make calls that would appear to come from the user s phone number, recommending that The general consumer should stay away from this router. ref http www.msnbc.msn.com id 14218149 ns technology and science security .TkBng4KLvjo Expert warns on e passport security Technology & science Security msnbc.com Bot generated ... chipsets this router features a Texas Instruments chipset. Texas Instruments chips are common to almost ... more details
refimprove date June 2011 Infobox Software name Linux Router Project logo Image LinuxRouterProjectLogo.png 200px Logo author Dave Cinege developer Dave Cinege, Charles Wright, Paul Wouters latest release version 2.9.8 latest release date release date 2000 09 12 programming language C programming language C , Bourne Shell license GNU General Public License The Linux Router Project LRP is a now defunct networking centric micro Linux distribution . The released versions of LRP were small enough to fit on a single 1.44MB floppy disk, and made building and maintaining routers, access servers, thin servers, thin clients, network appliances, and typically embedded systems next to trivial. History LRP was conceived and primarily developed by Dave Cinege from 1997 until 2002. It began originally as a router on a floppy and evolved into a streamlined general purpose network operating system. ref http www.linuxjournal.com article 3223 ref The oldest embedded Linux distribution, LRP in whole or in part formed the basis of many other embedded system distributions and commercial products which followed it. Several parts developed or specifically enhanced for LRP are still found in common usage today such as POSIXness and BusyBox . Pioneering Features Small base OS footprint A simplified packaging system Menu based system and package configuration Strict separation of volatile, non volatile, Read Only, and Read Write areas of the root hierarchy Unpacked and run from ramdisk or run directly from flash A system to commit configuration changes to a non volatile medium Disk Flash Unreleased Work Dave Cinege worked on a rewrite of LRP 4.0 from late 2000 into January 2001. He then began testing ... Router and its comparison with Cisco Routers linux stub Routing software Linux distro DEFAULTSORT Linux Router Project Category Mini Linux distributions Category Discontinued Linux distributions Category ... distributions ar fr Linux Router Project pt The Linux Router Project ... more details
The Wireless Router Application Platform WRAP is a format of single board computer defined by Switzerland Swiss company PC Engines . This is specially designed for wireless router , firewall networking firewall , load balancer , Virtual private networking VPN or other computer networking network appliances. Basic specs 32 bit x86 compatible Central processing unit CPU , low energy consumption AMD Geode SC1100 at 266 MHz supports MMX instruction set MMX instructions 64 bit SDRAM memory controller max 89 MHz Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI bus controller Integrated Drive Electronics IDE interfaces Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI 1.0 compatible power management tinyBIOS Made specially by PC Engines 64 or 128MB SDRAM Compact flash memory includes boot OS Monitoring watchdog timer , LM77 thermal monitor Power supply 7V 18V external DC power or Power over Ethernet LAN National semiconductor DP83816 I O MiniPCI slots, console serial port Different boards There are three different models of the WRAP The WRAP 1 1 has two Ethernet ports, and two mini PCI slots, on a 16x16cm board. The WRAP 1 2 has three Ethernet ports and one mini PCI slot, on a 16x16cm board. The WRAP 2 has one Ethernet port, and two mini PCI slots, on a 10x16cm board. Operating System The WRAP is capable of running many different operating systems, including various Linux distributions , FreeBSD , NetBSD , OpenBSD , as well as proprietary OSes. The WRAP lacks a keyboard controller for obvious reasons , so some OSes that rely on one for the boot process may have to be modified. End Of Life EOL PC Engines announced the end of life for the WRAP platform in 2007. The board was replaced by the ALIX. External links http pcengines.ch wrap.htm PC Engines information page on the WRAP http www.kernel panic.it software bowlfish BowlFish Category Routers computing Category Wireless networking Router ... more details
Linksys WAG300N is a Draft N wireless gateway router plus ADSL2 modem with two large captive antennae and 4 Ethernet ports. It was the smallest such device tested by MacUser , but the web interface was deemed infuriating and transfer rates to a MacBook untenably slow . ref cite web url http www.macuser.co.uk labs 109134 linksys wag300n.html title Linksys WAG300N first Simon last Handby publisher MacUser date Mar 07 Dead link date August 2011 ref WAG300N is based on a Broadcom BCM63xx SoC, and runs a Linux based firmware. References references hardware stub Use dmy dates date August 2011 Category Linux based devices Category Hardware routers Category Wireless networking hardware ... more details
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